Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a liberal-conservative political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. In 1942, the original Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Party of Canada merged to form the Progressive Conservative Party, and the party's diverse views were reflected in its division between its traditionally-conservative "Red Tories" and its classical liberal "Blue Tories". The Red Tories dominated the party leadership for much of its history, and the ascendancy of the more conservative faction of the party led to its neoconservatives drifting towards the Reform Party of Canada. In 2003, the PC and the Canadian Alliance merged together to form a new Conservative Party.